{"id":413,"date":"2026-06-07T16:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/?p=413"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:41:44","slug":"ardhanareeswara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/deity\/ardhanareeswara\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardhanareeswara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1224px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Ardhanareeswara<\/h1><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: flex-start;margin-right:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color2);border-color:var(--awb-color2);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Ardhanareeswara is The Lord Siva in both male and female form. Prior to creation there was only the Lord, Ishwara. Creation is feminine with Shakti as God\u2019s other half therefore \u201cnaree\u201d the Ishwara who is both male and female.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.94%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.94%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.94%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.94%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio:2 \/ 3;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" title=\"Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara\" src=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara.webp\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-451 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sivananda-Canada-Ardhanareeswara.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Offerings for Ardhanareeswara<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-1 fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-4\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" 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style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography4-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Archana for Navagraha<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column\" style=\"--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-column-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/pooja\/abhishekam\/abhishekam-for-navagraha\/\"><span class=\"fusion-column-inner-bg-image\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" title=\"Sivananda-Canada-Template-800&#215;1200-06\" src=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06.webp\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/sivanandacanada.org\/temple\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sivananda-Canada-Template-800x1200-06.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography4-font-size);\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"font-family:var(--awb-typography4-font-family);font-weight:var(--awb-typography4-font-weight);font-style:var(--awb-typography4-font-style);margin:0;letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography4-letter-spacing);text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);font-size:1em;line-height:var(--awb-typography4-line-height);\">Abhishekam for Navagraha<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"pagination clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ardha Nareeswarar represents the sacred unity of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati \u2014 the perfect union of masculine and feminine principles. 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